Editing 2C-E (section)

==Pharmacology==
===Pharmacodynamics===
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|+ {{Nowrap|2C-E activities}}
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! [[Biological target|Target]] !! [[Affinity (pharmacology)|Affinity]] (K<sub>i</sub>, nM)
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| [[5-HT1A receptor|5-HT<sub>1A</sub>]] || 307–1,190 (K<sub>i</sub>)<br />>10,000 ({{Abbrlink|EC<sub>50</sub>|half-maximal effective concentration}})<br /><20% ({{Abbrlink|E<sub>max</sub>|maximal efficacy}})
|-
| [[5-HT1B receptor|5-HT<sub>1B</sub>]] || 253
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| [[5-HT1D receptor|5-HT<sub>1D</sub>]] || 73.2
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| [[5-HT1E receptor|5-HT<sub>1E</sub>]] || 626
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| [[5-HT1F receptor|5-HT<sub>1F</sub>]] || {{Abbr|ND|No data}}
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| [[5-HT2A receptor|5-HT<sub>2A</sub>]] || 4.5–43.9 (K<sub>i</sub>)<br />2.5–84 ({{Abbr|EC<sub>50</sub>|half-maximal effective concentration}})<br />40–87% ({{Abbr|E<sub>max</sub>|maximal efficacy}})
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| [[5-HT2B receptor|5-HT<sub>2B</sub>]] || 25.1 (K<sub>i</sub>)<br />190 ({{Abbr|EC<sub>50</sub>|half-maximal effective concentration}})<br />66% ({{Abbr|E<sub>max</sub>|maximal efficacy}})
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| [[5-HT2C receptor|5-HT<sub>2C</sub>]] || 5.4–104 (K<sub>i</sub>)<br />0.23–18.0 ({{Abbr|EC<sub>50</sub>|half-maximal effective concentration}})<br />98–106% ({{Abbr|E<sub>max</sub>|maximal efficacy}})
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| [[5-HT3 receptor|5-HT<sub>3</sub>]] || >10,000
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| [[5-HT4 receptor|5-HT<sub>4</sub>]] || {{Abbr|ND|No data}}
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| [[5-HT5A receptor|5-HT<sub>5A</sub>]] || >10,000
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| [[5-HT6 receptor|5-HT<sub>6</sub>]] || 2,971
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| [[5-HT7 receptor|5-HT<sub>7</sub>]] || 426
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| [[Alpha-1A adrenergic receptor|α<sub>1A</sub>]] || 7,400–>10,000
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| [[Alpha-1B adrenergic receptor|α<sub>1B</sub>]] || >10,000
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| [[Alpha-1D adrenergic receptor|α<sub>1D</sub>]] || {{Abbr|ND|No data}}
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| [[Alpha-2A adrenergic receptor|α<sub>2A</sub>]] || 100–490
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| [[Alpha-2B adrenergic receptor|α<sub>2B</sub>]] || 306
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| [[Alpha-2C adrenergic receptor|α<sub>2C</sub>]] || 90.2
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| [[Beta-1 adrenergic receptor|β<sub>1</sub>]] || >10,000
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| [[Beta-2 adrenergic receptor|β<sub>2</sub>]] || {{Abbr|ND|No data}}
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| [[Beta-3 adrenergic receptor|β<sub>3</sub>]] || {{Abbr|ND|No data}}
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| [[D1 receptor|D<sub>1</sub>]] || >10,000
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| [[D2 receptor|D<sub>2</sub>]] || 3,200–3,339
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| [[D3 receptor|D<sub>3</sub>]] || 1,345–19,000
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| [[D4 receptor|D<sub>4</sub>]] || >10,000
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| [[D5 receptor|D<sub>5</sub>]] || >10,000
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| [[H1 receptor|H<sub>1</sub>]]–[[H4 receptor|H<sub>4</sub>]] || >10,000
|-
| [[Muscarinic acetylcholine M1 receptor|M<sub>1</sub>]] || >10,000
|-
| [[M2 receptor|M<sub>2</sub>]] || >10,000
|-
| [[Muscarinic acetylcholine M3 receptor|M<sub>3</sub>]] || 2,557
|-
| [[M4 receptor|M<sub>4</sub>]] || >10,000
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| [[M5 receptor|M<sub>5</sub>]] || 1,725
|-
| [[I1 receptor|I<sub>1</sub>]] || >10,000
|-
| [[Sigma-1 receptor|σ<sub>1</sub>]] || {{Abbr|ND|No data}}
|-
| [[Sigma-2 receptor|σ<sub>2</sub>]] || >10,000
|-
| {{Abbrlink|TAAR1|Trace amine-associated receptor 1}} || 1,200 (K<sub>i</sub>) (mouse)<br />66–70 (K<sub>i</sub>) (rat)<br />1,100 ({{Abbr|EC<sub>50</sub>|half-maximal effective concentration}}) (mouse)<br />180 ({{Abbr|EC<sub>50</sub>|half-maximal effective concentration}}) (rat)<br />6,410–>10,000 ({{Abbr|EC<sub>50</sub>|half-maximal effective concentration}}) (human)<br />64% ({{Abbr|E<sub>max</sub>|maximal efficacy}}) (mouse)<br />72% ({{Abbr|E<sub>max</sub>|maximal efficacy}}) (rat)
|-
| {{Abbrlink|SERT|Serotonin transporter}} || >10,000 (K<sub>i</sub>)<br />62,000–72,000 ({{Abbrlink|IC<sub>50</sub>|half-maximal inhibitory concentration}})<br />>100,000 ({{Abbr|EC<sub>50</sub>|half-maximal effective concentration}})
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| {{Abbrlink|NET|Norepinephrine transporter}} || >10,000 (K<sub>i</sub>)<br />26,000–89,000 ({{Abbr|IC<sub>50</sub>|half-maximal inhibitory concentration}})<br />>100,000 ({{Abbr|EC<sub>50</sub>|half-maximal effective concentration}})
|-
| {{Abbrlink|DAT|Dopamine transporter}} || >10,000 (K<sub>i</sub>)<br />275,000 ({{Abbr|IC<sub>50</sub>|half-maximal inhibitory concentration}})<br />>100,000 ({{Abbr|EC<sub>50</sub>|half-maximal effective concentration}})
|-
| {{Abbrlink|MAO-A|Monoamine oxidase A}} || {{Abbr|ND|No data}} ({{Abbr|IC<sub>50</sub>|half-maximal inhibitory concentration}})
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| {{Abbrlink|MAO-B|Monoamine oxidase B}} || 124,000 ({{Abbr|IC<sub>50</sub>|half-maximal inhibitory concentration}})
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| colspan="2" style="width: 1px; background-color:#eaecf0; text-align: center;" | '''Notes:''' The smaller the value, the more avidly the drug binds to the site. All proteins are human unless otherwise specified. 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2C-E acts as a [[serotonin]] [[5-HT2 receptor|5-HT<sub>2</sub> receptor]] [[agonist]].<ref name="Ray2010" /><ref name="RickliLuethiReinisch2015" /> Activation of the serotonin [[5-HT2A receptor|5-HT<sub>2A</sub> receptor]] is thought to be responsible for its [[psychedelic drug|psychedelic]] effects.{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}}

It is inactive as a [[monoamine releasing agent]] and has negligible activity as a [[monoamine reuptake inhibitor]].<ref name="EshlemanForsterWolfrum2014" /><ref name="NagaiNonakaSatohHisashiKamimura2007" /><ref name="RickliLuethiReinisch2015" /><ref name="Ray2010" />